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Some Revolutionary Heroes of Rutherford
Clarence Griffin chronicles Rutherford County veterans from the Revolution. Lieut. Thomas McCulloch dies of wounds at Kings Mountain 1780 and is buried at Brittain cemetery, later marked by a government headstone. Other heroes include William Watson, Cornelius Clements, Samuel Andrews, John Watson, and John Miller, with tomb inscriptions and local deeds shaping their legacy.
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Thomas McCulloch
Kings Mountain
Brittain
McCulloch
William Campbell
Virginia
Holston
John Walker
Logan Station
Camber
Fargerson
Billy” Watson
War Department
United States
Kings Mountain Battle Ground
William Watson
Cane Creek
Burke County
N. C
Brittain Cemetery
Cornelius Clements
Camp Creek Baptist
Upper
Rutherford County
George Biggerstaff
Clements
Watson
Adva
Biggerstaff
Cleents
Samuel Andrews
Anthony Allaire
Ferguson
John Watson
Brittain Church
John Miller
General Assembly
House of Commons
Miller-Twitty
Mountain Creek
Rutherfordton
William J. T. Miller
Susannah Twitty
Graham's Fort
Draper